Manchester United FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2019-20

Manchester United FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 16:30 UTC Old Trafford HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'

Y 29' Fernandinho

Y 30' Rodri

Fred 42' Y

Y 59' Joao Cancelo

Harry Maguire 90' Y

Y 90' Gabriel Jesus

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Cann
Referee Daniel Robathan
Referee Mike Dean
Referee Andre Marriner
Referee Anthony Taylor

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Manchester United FC 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-03-08 Manchester United FC 2–0 Manchester City FC 2019-12-07 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 2019-04-24 Manchester United FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2018-11-11 Manchester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Manchester City FC	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	Derby County FC	A	3–0	W
01 Mar	Everton FC	A	1–1	D
27 Feb	Club Brugge KV	H	5–0	W
23 Feb	Watford FC	H	3–0	W
17 Feb	Chelsea FC	A	2–0	W

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Manchester United FC	A	0–2	L
04 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
26 Feb	Real Madrid CF	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	1–0	W
19 Feb	West Ham United FC	H	2–0	W
02 Feb	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Manchester United FC		Manchester City FC
#10	Position	#9
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Manchester United FC and Manchester City FC get this one started.
5' Manchester United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
10' Ederson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' David De Gea, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fernandinho.
30' Goal! Anthony Martial scores his 53 goal in 409 matches.
30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rodri.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
42' Fred catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
47' A quiet spell here at Old Trafford. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
52' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
57' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
59' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Cancelo on 59 minutes.
59' The crowd applauds Sergio Aguero as he leaves the pitch. Gabriel Jesus steps in for Manchester City FC.
64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' Manchester United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
74' With 2 assists to his name this season, Joao Cancelo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester United FC.
77' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Oleksandr Zinchenko is replaced by Benjamin Mendy.
78' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 78 minute. Brandon Williams leaves to be changed by Eric Bailly.
83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester United FC and Manchester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
88' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 88 minute. Bruno Fernandes leaves to be changed by Odion Ighalo.
90' Harry Maguire picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
With this win, Manchester United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ilkay Gundogan
30
Nicolas Otamendi
31
Ederson
25
Fernandinho C
20
Bernardo Silva ↓ Riyad Mahrez 59'
7
Raheem Sterling
47
Phil Foden
11
Oleksandr Zinchenko ↓ Benjamin Mendy 77'
10
Sergio Aguero ↓ Gabriel Jesus 59'
16
Rodri
27
Joao Cancelo

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	8
Phil Foden	6
Anthony Martial	5
Bruno Fernandes	4
Marcus Rashford	3
Ilkay Gundogan	3
Bernardo Silva	2
Kevin De Bruyne	2

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

2020-03-08 Manchester United FC 2–0 Manchester City FC W 2020-03-05 Derby County FC 0–3 Manchester United FC W 2020-03-01 Everton FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2020-02-27 Manchester United FC 5–0 Club Brugge KV W 2020-02-23 Manchester United FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2020-02-17 Chelsea FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2020-03-08 Manchester United FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2020-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-02-26 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2020-02-22 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-02-19 Manchester City FC 2–0 West Ham United FC W 2020-02-02 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.91 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.43 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC47% Draw36% Manchester City FC17%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	39%	61%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Manchester City FC

53%

Manchester United FC or Manchester City FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC26% Draw65% Manchester City FC9%

Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28.9%

1 – 0

22.4%

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

1 – 2

2.2%

0 – 2

2.1%

3 – 1

1.6%

2 – 2

1.2%

4 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	12%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	28%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	12%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

65% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.